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##¶#*=*~-. ####.~~ fermi's paradox ~~.#### .-~*=*#¶##
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##¶#*=*~-. on earth (the planet where i live) a .-~*=*#¶##
#*==*-.... lot of us have antennas on our houses ....-*==*#
#¶¶#*=*~-. or balconies, we have built large .-~*=*#¶¶#
#*=*~-.... antennas for larger bandwith, we have ....-~*=*#
##¶#*=*~-. build specialized antennaes for .-~*=*#¶##
##¶#*=*~-. specific wavelengths (and sent them .-~*=*#¶##
#¶¶#*=*~-. into orbit), we've built large as fuck .-~*=*#¶¶#
#==*-..... antenna arrays .....-*==#
##¶#*=*~-. we've virtually built an antenna with a .-~*=*#¶##
#¶*==*~... dish as large as earth. ...~*==*¶#
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¶###*=*~-. we've learned about our position in the .-~*=*###¶
##*=~~--.. solar system, our solar systems ..--~~=*##
¶#=~~..... placement in the galaxy, and our .....~~=#¶
##¶#*=*~-. galaxys placement in the local cluster, .-~*=*#¶##
#==~~..... and ~our~ local clusters place in the .....~~==#
##¶#*=*~-. grand scheme of things .-~*=*#¶##
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##¶#*=*~-. and we're moving around the sun at .-~*=*#¶##
##¶#*=*~-. velocity and the suns moving around the .-~*=*#¶##
##¶#*=*~-. center of the galaxy at velocity and .-~*=*#¶##
##¶#*=*~-. the galaxy is moving toward andromeda .-~*=*#¶##
##¶#*=*~-. and we're both moving anticlockwise .-~*=*#¶##
#=~~-..... around the galaxy. and we as a species .....-~~=#
#¶*=*-.... have learned to take all that in account ....-*=*¶#
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##¶#*=*~-. and despite all this, despite all our .-~*=*#¶##
##¶#*=*~-. (cliche) beaming of fucking stellar .-~*=*#¶##
###=~-.... radio programmes out in fucking space ....-~=###
#=~....... at the speed of light (light is our .......~=#
#=====*~-. medium! goodspeed you, black emperor!), .-~*=====#
##¶#*=*~-. despite ghosts helping and the .-~*=*#¶##
##¶#*=*~-. collective consciousness lowpass .-~*=*#¶##
¶#=**~.... filtering, despite our very obvious ....~**=#¶
##¶#*=*~-. beaming of all our secrets in every .-~*=*#¶##
##==~~-... direction known to us, ...-~~==##
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###¶#=*~-. no . one . has . answered .-~*=#¶###
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##¶#*=*~-. ####.~~ fermi's paradox ~~.#### .-~*=*#¶##
##¶#*=*~-. #...~~~~~~~~...# .-~*=*#¶##
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#=*****~-. so why is that? .-~*****=#
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¶###*=*~-. most opponents to intelligent life in .-~*=*###¶
¶**==~-... the universe say it's because you need ...-~==**¶
##¶#*=*~-. a class one-or-the-other star and the .-~*=*#¶##
¶#*=*~~-.. planet needs to be at a see-and-so ..-~~*=*#¶
##¶#*=*~-. distance away from the star (like there .-~*=*#¶##
#=~....... has to be a planet!) .......~=#
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##¶#*=*~-. but really isn't that keeping the .-~*=*#¶##
¶#=~...... definition of life really lax? ......~=#¶
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¶¶¶#*=*~-. i think everyone agrees that we have no .-~*=*#¶¶¶
#=~....... idea what we're doing (and it probably .......~=#
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##¶#*=*~-. i'm gonna go smoke my third cigarette .-~*=*#¶##
###¶#*=*-. this year and try to snatch some beers .-*=*#¶###
##¶#*=*~-. from the local beer thing .-~*=*#¶##
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